Education and training providers

As the regulator for the pharmacy sector, we are uniquely placed to approve training and qualification providers to make sure that courses meet our standards.

We accredit and recognise pharmacy courses leading to registration for pharmacists and pharmacy technicians, and registration annotation for pharmacists. We approve and accredit training plans for pharmacist foundation training.

We also recognise courses and qualifications for pharmacy support staff.

Click on the links below for information about our accreditation or recognition processes for each type of training or qualification, and the materials and templates you will need to complete the process.

Guidance for all courses

This information about accreditation and recognition applies to all education and training.

Standing conditions of accreditation and recognition

Managing and escalating concerns about pharmacy education and training programmes, March 2026

Request to make changes to an approved course or qualification

Expression of interest form for GPhC approval of education and training

Notification of closure of GPhC-accredited or recognised education and training provision

Guidance on supervising pharmacy learners in practice

Guidance for DPPs involved in GPhC monitoring or accreditation events

Guidance for students involved in accreditation or recognition events

Guidance on surveys for students and trainees

Joint statement from statutory regulators on the use of AI in healthcare education, February 2026

Pharmacist qualifications and courses

Find out more about accreditation of

Master of Pharmacy (MPharm) degrees
Degrees leading to the foundation training year and then pharmacist registration.
Overseas Pharmacists' Assessment Programmes (OSPAPs)
Courses for internationally qualified pharmacists, leading to the foundation training and then pharmacist registration.
Independent prescribing (IP) courses
Postgraduate prescribing courses leading to annotation
Foundation Training Year (FTY) Programmes

Pharmacist education accreditation

Pharmacy technician education and training

Accreditation of integrated knowledge and competency qualifications and courses leading to pharmacy technician registration.

See pharmacy technician requirements

Pharmacy support staff courses and qualifications

Recognition of pharmacy support staff courses and qualifications that allow people working in pharmacies to undertake a range of activities for the safe support of medicines.

Support staff requirements

Accreditation and recognition panel

Learn about the remit and membership of this panel.

Find out more about the panel

Managing students' and trainees' fitness to practise

See our guidance on how to manage fitness to practice concerns about students and trainees.

Student and trainee fitness to practise

Reporting concerns about education and training

Anyone can raise a concern about the quality of GPhC-approved pharmacy education and training.

Fill in the online form